Syncretism

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Abstract: Syncretism refers to the combination of different religious and philosophical systems. The term has a contentious history…

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David Lindenfeld,
“Syncretism”, in:
Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, General Editors Robert A. Segal, Kocku Von Stuckrad.
Consulted online on 20 November 2018 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000493>